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CastleVille Is Facebook's Fastest Growing Application

Zynga shows no signs of slowing down, and the developer's newest hit kicks off December on top of the countdown. The real story though, is the advancement of the social news applications that continue to gain steam after noteworthy finishes last Wednesday.

Zynga shows no signs of slowing down, and the developer’s newest hit kicks off December on top of the countdown. The real story though, is the advancement of the social news applications that continue to gain steam after noteworthy finishes last Wednesday.

Facebook’s Fastest Growing Apps

Name

Daily Active Users

Monthly Active Users

Weekly Growth

1. CastleVille

8,100,000

26,500,000

7,800,000

2. The Independent

390,000

2,700,000

1,200,000

3. Washington Post Social Reader

270,000

4,700,000

900,000

4. 21 Preguntas

490,000

1,000,000

820,000

5. YouTube

1,900,000

4,000,000

700,000

6. Fortune Cookie

360,000

1,800,000

600,000

7. Spotify

3,200,000

9,600,000

600,000

8. Bubble Witch Saga

3,200,000

9,200,000

500,000

9. Profile Banner (All Languages)

340,000

2,300,000

500,000

10. Static Iframe Tab

980,000

28,200,000

500,000

11. Tetris Battle

2,400,000

7,900,000

550,000

12. Gem Rush

130,000

600,000

420,000

13. 21 Questions

760,000

11,500,000

400,000

14. JibJab

180,000

1,800,000

400,000

15. schoolFeed

790,000

2,300,000

400,000

16. Skype

2,400,000

10,300,000

400,000

17. Static Iframe Tab: ThumbsUp Icon

310,000

5,500,000

400,000

18. Yahoo

13,900,000

19,800,000

400,000

19. Voxer Walkie Talkie

70,000

730,000

330,000

20. Between You And Me

230,000

4,300,000

300,000

Games

With a commanding lead over the countdown, CastleVille begins the month the same way it ended December; a 7.8 million weekly growth increase makes the Zynga-created game the fastest growing application on Facebook.

Moving one place forward from its previous ranking, Bubble Witch Saga is found in seventh persuading 500,000 more gamers. Tetris Battle springs forward to 11th after a 500,000 seven day user gain.

Another newer addition to Facebook, from developer OMGPOP, Gem Rush ends in the 12th position after 420,000 additions.

Readers

Making an aggressive move forward, social readership on the The Independent increases by 1.2 million viewers – a nine position advancement to second. Maintaining its ranking in third after a 900,000 weekly growth total, Washington Post Social Reader is in third yet again.

Unfortunately for the search engine, Yahoo‘s previous success cannot be emulated; 400,000 social networkers using Facebook accounts is an 18th place week.

Questions

Leading off this trend in fourth, the Spanish 21 Preguntas has 820,000 Facebook friends telling a few simple secrets to one another. The English version is found sloping negatively after a smaller 400,000 increase – a 13th position week.

A dramatic eight place drop for Between You And Me leaves it struggling to maintain its position as a fastest growing app; a 300,000 increase leaves it lingering in 20th.

Plug-Ins

The new design from YouTube aids in its high placement on the countdown in fifth after a 700,000 finish. Increasing to seventh, Spotify gives 600,000 more music lovers the opportunity to share their favorite tunes on Facebook.

The season of holiday cards is upon us, and it will be interesting to continue to watch JibJab‘s placement in the coming month. After a 400,000 weekly growth rally, the app succeeds in a comeback, ranking in 14th.

Taking the term connect more literally, SchoolFeed aims to bring together classmates through the social network. After an extended absence, the app returns near the end of the semester in the 15th spot gaining 400,000 adds.